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(d) Illumination. Illumination, where permitted, shall be designed, installed and maintained in a manner that avoids glare on adjoining property and that avoids glare or reflection which in any way interferes with traffic safety. In the Office Residential OR, Residential RM, Residential RT and Historic zoning districts, signs other than name plates shall be illuminated only by the reflector method, (e) Maintenance. All signs, including those exempt from this Code, shall be maintained in good condition at all times. All signs shall be kept free of holes or tears or fraying, and neatly painted, including all metal parts and supports thereof that are not galvanized or of rust-resistant material. The building official or his designee shall have the authority to order the painting, repair, alteration or removal of a sign which is defective, damaged or deteriorated and to remove any sign not brought into compliance with his order. Sec. 40-62. Streets having Special Sign Restrictions. In order to restrict the use of off-premises signs beyond the restrictions imposed by the zoning district, the city council may from time to time designate certain streets as having special sign restrictions, Off-premises signs are prohibited from being erected along or oriented towards streets or portions thereof which have been designated by the city council as streets having special sign restrictions. (a) In making such designation, the city council may consider any or all of the following factors: (1) The promotion of highway safety; (2) The convenience and enjoyment of public travel; (3) The protection of pedestrians; (4) The attraction of tourism; (5) Any general purpose of this chapter. (b) The following streets are hereby designated as streets having special sign restrictions: (I) London Boulevard between its intersection with Effingham Street and its intersection with High Street; (2) West Norfolk Road; (3) Western Freeway; (4) Martin Luther King Expressway. Any nonconforming off-premises sign on the Martin Luther King Expressway (the "Expressway") between London Boulevard and the Midtown Tunnel that would be required to be removed as a result of a state or federal road project may be physically relocated to a point on the same side of the roadway as the sign's original location, The new location shall be at approximately the same point laterally along the Expressway as the original location of the sign, or of any other sign which is relocated pursuant to this section, and oriented in the same direction as the sign which had been at that location. Each sign which is relocated shall be subject to setback and height requirements applicable to off-premises signs, other than setback requirements applicable to expressways, as set forth in section 40-65, plus any other requirements imposed by state or federal authorities of competent jurisdiction, Section 40-63. Exempted Signs.